The differences between the two types of production were considerable: organic farms achieved higher scores in every component.
On the contrary, pigs and especially poultry farms achieved the highest average values in almost all components, because of the diversification of production and income and the greater ability to offer sales services and other social functions.
Thus, RAD farms achieved a higher added value (€57k v. €44k in 2009), largely explained by their cost-cutting strategy.
By contrast, the prevalence in small farms achieved a maximum of 38% when pigs were bought from one to two sources.
According to a review by Stolze et al. (2000), organic farming achieves higher biodiversity than conventional agriculture, due to the bans on pesticide, higher habitat heterogeneity and more extensive land use overall.
For example, in the experimental release of farm and wild salmon mentioned above, the farm fish achieved 28% the breeding success (=embryos reproduced) of wild fish, and over a full generation, adult to adult, 16% that of wild fish (Fleming et al. 2000).
In other words, the output and input values involved in the analysis correspond to the annual average farm values achieved by each country.
Those who have engaged in off-farm activities achieved lower efficiencies in cotton production.
Usually, local distribution in offshore wind farming is achieved by an AC grid.
Because cotton production requires full concentration all year, farmers who engage in off-farm work achieved a lower efficiency.
Larger farms (latifundia) achieved an economy of scale that sustained urban life and its more specialized division of labour.
